Is Willow actually good?

Willow sits in the 74.5% percentile against all 52,376 ranked films, meaning it scores above 74.5% of them.

How does Willow compare to similar films?

Within Films · 1980s, Willow lands in the 71.7% percentile. The cohort comparison exists because a global rank flatters or punishes a film for its category rather than its quality.

How many reviewers is Willow's score based on?

230 calibrated reviewers stand behind Willow's score.

1988

global pct

74.5

Film · 1988 · Films · 1980s

Willow

Name: Willow
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama
Released: 1988

Scored from 230 calibrated IMDb reviewers. Cohort: Films · 1980s (3,141 peers).

74.5%

Global percentile

vs. all 52,376 ranked titles

71.7%

In-cohort percentile

Films · 1980s · 3,141 titles

93.5%

AI-adjusted percentile

230 calibrated reviewers

Summary

A humble Nelwyn farmer and aspiring sorcerer named Willow Ufgood is entrusted with protecting a special infant prophesied to bring about the downfall of the evil sorceress queen Bavmorda. Joined by a roguish swordsman, a brave warrior princess, and a pair of mischievous brownies, Willow undertakes a perilous quest across a fantastical land to keep the child safe and fulfill the prophecy.

Willow (1988) is a film IMDb files under the action, adventure and drama genres.

The calibrated figure is built from 230 of its IMDb reviewers. A broader pool of 239 reviewers with two or more reviews feeds the raw-average track instead. The cohort it is ranked inside is 1980s films — 3,141 of them.